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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Thomas Hughes
Nov 23, 2011
Thomas J. Hughes, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at his home, after a courageous battle of Parkinson's and lung cancer. Thomas Jerimiah Hughes was born to Anthony J. and Agnes M. (McCardle) Hughes on the family farm 2 ½ miles east of Randolph, Iowa, on February 7, 1934. He attended St. Patrick's Catholic School...
Laveda Pine
Nov 23, 2011
LaVeda M. Pine, 84, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. LaVeda Marie Pine was born to Hans and Amanda (Nelsen) Christensen on September 10, 1927, in Anita, Iowa. She attended country grade school in the Anita area and then graduated from Anita High School with the class of...
Betty Lorraine Johnston
Nov 22, 2011
Betty Lorraine Johnston, the daughter of Marion, Sr. and Olive Baumgardner Walker, was born April 8, 1920 at her parents’ home near Brayton, Iowa and died November 22, 2011 at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Betty was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira. She attended Exira Community...
Harley Dean Hollingsworth
Nov 21, 2011
Harley Dean Hollingsworth, the infant son of David and Kourtney Hinners Hollingsworth was born November 21, 2011, at the Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska and died November 21, 2011 at the Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Preceding him in death was his great grandparents: Linda Nelson, Dean Niel, Janice Hinners, and Jackie Stephenson. Harley is survived by his...
Eileen L. Jensen
Nov 20, 2011
Service: Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be held at a later date.
George Junior Oakley
Nov 19, 2011
George Junior Oakley, the son of George Dewey and Nellie Lucinda Howey Oakley, was born February 15, 1925, at his parents’ home in Leroy Township Audubon County, Iowa and died November 19, 2011, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 4 days. George attended the First Christian Church in Audubon and...
Linda Namanny
Nov 18, 2011
Linda Kae Namanny, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic. Linda was born April 17, 1937, in Exira, Iowa, to Nels B. and Eda A. Christensen. She attended grade school in Exira, Iowa, until 1944 when her father was drafted into the war. The family then moved to...
Mildred 'Millie' Eileen (Sorensen) Cochrane
Nov 17, 2011
Mildred “Millie” Eileen Sorensen Cochrane, the daughter of Clair Lyle and Lela Gertrude Rhinehart Kimball, was born February 13, 1928, at her parents’ home near Lorah, Iowa and died November 17, 2011, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 4 days, Millie became a baptized and confirmed member...
Ioma Neighbors
Nov 17, 2011
Ioma M. Shaw was born October 25, 1915, in Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of William Walter and Bealuh Alice (Potter) Shaw and passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Omie graduated from the Oakland High School. On December 23, 1933, she married Virgil Franklin "Frank" Neighbors in Maryville, Missouri. She taught...
Frances Christensen
Nov 17, 2011
Funeral services for Frances Marie Christensen, 91, of Anita, Iowa, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita with Rev. Ted Weishaupt officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Family will meet privately at Frances' home. Frances passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17,...
Paul Hokenstad
Nov 15, 2011
Paul D. Hokenstad, 72, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Cremation has taken place per Paul's wishes. His family will hold services at a later date. Paul is survived by his son's Neil Hokenstad and Steve Hokenstad and his daughter Ann Hokenstad. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa...
Melvin Snyder
Nov 15, 2011
Melvin Eugene Snyder was born on May 18, 1933, the son of Carl William and Mary (Jenkins) Snyder Sr. in Corning, Iowa, and passed away November 15, 2011, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in Corning attending the Corning High School. Melvin also resided in Carbon, Iowa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Anita, Iowa, El...
Beatrice Suplee
Nov 11, 2011
Beatrice (Bea) Suplee of Anita, Iowa, died Friday, November 11, 2011, at Colonial Manor in Anita. The daughter of John William (Bill) and Alma Paxson Stettler, Bea was born July 19, 1919, at Allendale, Missouri. Her mother later married Otto Mortensen and Bea was raised as Beatrice Mortensen. Bea graduated from Viola Consolidated High School of Ross, Iowa, and...
Mildred Marie Schwab
Nov 7, 2011
Mildred Marie Schwab, the daughter of Harold and Christina (Lauridsen) Lauridsen, was born March 10, 1920 at her parents’ home in Greeley Township east of Exira, Iowa and died November 7, 2011 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 7 months and 27 days. Mildred was baptized and confirmed at the Exira...
Walter B. Petersen, Jr.
Nov 7, 2011
Walter B. Petersen, Jr. the son of Walter B. Sr. and Anna (Petersen) Petersen, was born August 25, 1925 at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died November 7, 2011 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 2 months, and 12 days. Walter was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran...
Al Wernimont
Nov 6, 2011
Aldon "Al" Mark Wernimont, son of Wilfred and Virginia (Steinkamp) Wernimont, was born on December 23, 1953, in Corning, Iowa. After an almost 4 year battle with pancreatic cancer, Al passed away on November 6, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center surrounded by his wife and children. Al was 57 years old. Al grew up in rural Cumberland...
Jane Miller
Nov 6, 2011
Jane M. Miller, long time Anita, Iowa, resident, died peacefully November 6, 2011, at Cass County Hospice Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Jane was born to Floyd Dement and Genevieve Shultz Dement on October 15, 1919, in Anita, IA. She grew up in Anita and graduated from Anita High School and the American Institute of Business. She and Rex H....
Glenn Harold Stonebraker
Nov 1, 2011
Glenn Harold Stonebraker, the son of Albert Charles and Carrie Ella Christensen Stonebraker was born April 15, 1937 at his parents’ home in Audubon Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died November 1, 2011 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 74 years, 6 months, and 16 days. Glenn was baptized and confirmed at the Exira...
Carolyn Uhlman
Nov 1, 2011
Carolyn Uhlman, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at her home in Adair, Iowa. She was born February 16, 1931, in Farragut, Iowa, to Claude K. and Ruth M. (Utterback) Phillips. Born with a twin sister, Carolyn was the middle of five children. Carolyn and her twin sister, Marilyn, played AAU basketball during their high...
Ruby Ann (Jessen) Crawley
Oct 29, 2011
Ruby Ann Crawley, the daughter of Elmer and Effie Cue Jessen, was born July 22, 1935, at her parents’ home in Exira, Iowa and died October 29, 2011, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 3 months, and 7 days. Ruby was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira,...
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